(a) 2
(b) 4(c) 6
(d) 8
Consider the following pairs of Institutions/Organizations and their official motto:
Institution/Organization : Official motto
1. National Investigation Agency : Rāṣṭrarakṣaṇam ādyakartavyam
2. Supreme Court of India : Yato Dharmastato Jayah
3. University Grants Commission : Gyan-Vigyan Vimuktaye
How many of the above is/are correctly paired?
(a) Nil
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
Which book won the 2026 International Booker Prize?
(a) Taiwan Travelogue
(b) Transcription(c) Shadow Ticket
(d) Vigil
Which one of the following Writs literally means ‘you have the body’?
(a) Habeas Corpus
(b) Mandamus(c) Prohibition
(d) Certiorari
Which of the following statements related to the Constituent Assembly of India is/are correct?
1. Its members were chosen by indirect election by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies
2. Indian Princely States were given representation in the Constituent Assembly
Select the answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following statements associated with cancer is/are correct?
1. Oncogenes expression and some viral infections can cause cancer
2. In metastasis, the cancer cells spread through the blood and lymphatic system
Select the answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
(a) Single celled eukaryotes belong to Kingdom Protista
(b) Yeast, a fungus is multicellular(c) The fungi constitute a unique kingdom of heterotrophs
(d) Ascomycetes, a saprophytic fungi is multicellular or rarely unicellular
Which one of the following is NOT a biocontrol agent?
(a) Bacillus thuringiensis
(b) Ladybird beetle(c) Trichoderma
(d) Aphid
Which of the following statements is/are associated with role of enzymes in genetic engineering?
1. Exonucleases remove nucleotides from the ends of DNA
2. Restriction endonucleases are used to form recombinant molecule of DNA
Select the answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
(a) Hardy–Weinberg Principle says that allele frequencies in a population is unstable
(b) Branching descent and natural selection are the two key concepts of Darwinian Theory of evolution(c) Lamarckism is based on inheritance of acquired character
(d) The concept of mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, gene recombination and natural selection affect Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium
Which one of the following is NOT found in a prokaryotic cell?
(a) Cell wall
(b) Ribosome(c) Nuclear membrane
(d) Plasmid DNA
Which of the following is associated to Schizophrenia?
(a) Multiple personalities
(b) Neurodegeneration(c) Not subjected to environmental influence
(d) Hallucination
Which one of the following is involved in light independent reactions of photosynthesis?
(a) Calvin cycle
(b) Hill reaction(c) Photosystem
(d) Light absorption by photosynthetic pigments
Consider the following statements associated with Malaria:
1. Only the female Anopheles mosquitoes take human blood for reproduction
2. Plasmodium can pass across the placenta from mother to foetus
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following activity a mammalian erythrocyte CANNOT perform?
(a) Diffusion of oxygen
(b) Protein synthesis and cell division(c) Squeeze while passing through capillaries
(d) Carry haemoglobin
Which one of the following is important for cartilage but NOT a globin protein?
(a) Haemoglobin
(b) Myoglobin(c) Keratin
(d) Collagen
Which one of the following is NOT true of mitotic cell division?
(a) The nuclei of the two daughter cells in mitosis have same number of chromosomes
(b) Replacement of cell and tissue repairing is possible through mitosis(c) Asexual reproduction in eukaryotes is done by mitosis
(d) The cells become haploid as a result of mitosis
In which of the following processes, active transport is NOT used?
(a) Reabsorption of amino acids and glucose from kidney into blood
(b) Loading sugar from photosynthesizing leaf cells into phloem tissue for transportation(c) Passage of Na⁺ and Cl⁻ through hydrophilic channel created by protein molecules
(d) Absorption of glucose and electrolytes into the bloodstream
Which of the following statements regarding the similarity in glycogen in animal cell and starch in plant cell is/are NOT correct?
1. Both are mixtures of amylose and amylopectin
2. Starch and glycogen, both represent the storage form of carbohydrate in liver cells
Select the answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
A chemical that donate proton (hydrogen ion) is called
(a) Hydrophilic
(b) Protophilic(c) Hydrophobic
(d) Acid
An aqueous solution of an acid conducts electricity. This is because
(a) It contains hydrogen ion
(b) It contains water molecules(c) Electricity passes through it
(d) It generates electricity
The mass of one mole of a substance in grams is called its
(a) Kilo-gram mass
(b) Gram-mass(c) Molar-mass
(d) All the above
When electricity is passed through an aqueous solution of sodium chloride, it decomposes to form
(a) NaHCO₃
(b) NaOH(c) HCl
(d) HOCl
Concentration of a solution can be expressed in :
1. Molarity
2. Molality
Select the answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Sodium metal is kept immersed in kerosene oil. This is because
(a) It evaporates quickly in the air
(b) It undergoes corrosion with air(c) It reacts violently with moisture in air
(d) All of the above
Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I (Source) : List II (Acid present)
A. Tomato : 1. Acetic acid
B. Sour milk : 2. Methanoic acid
C. Ant sting : 3. Oxalic Acid
D. Vinegar : 4. Lactic acid
Code:
(a) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
(b) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
(c) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
(d) A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
Upon adding hydrochloric acid in copper oxide, it turns to blue-green color which is due to the formation of
(a) Copper hydrochloride
(b) Copper (II) chloride(c) Copper (I) chloride
(d) Copper (I) hydride
Which of the following are the forms of calcium carbonate?
1. Marble
2. Chalk
3. Limestone
Select the answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Which one among the following is the primary reason for asking persons undergoing X-ray imaging to remove metallic objects?
(a) Metallic objects can absorb/reflect X-ray resulting in dark/bright spot
(b) Metallic objects can melt causing serious skin damage(c) X-ray can create sparks on hitting the metallic objects
(d) X-ray can damage the metallic objects by altering their composition
Two very thin and very long uniform wires, placed very close to each other, carry equal but opposite currents. Point 1 is exactly at the middle of those wires and point 2 is far away from the wires. Which one among the following regarding the net magnetic field produced is correct?
(a) Magnetic field at point 1 is zero
(b) Magnetic field at point 2 is zero(c) Magnetic field lines will form elliptical loops around the wires
(d) Magnetic field lines will form circular loops around the wires
Two parallel, but not necessarily unidirectional, forces of magnitude 1 N and 2 N are acting on a body. Two more, parallel, again not necessarily unidirectional, forces of magnitude 3 N and 1 N, but perpendicular to the earlier forces, are applied to the body. Which one among the following are the smallest and largest possible magnitudes of the resultant force on the body?
(a) 2 N and 8 N
(b) √2 N and 5 N(c) √5 N and 5 N
(d) √3 N and 7 N
A rod is balanced vertically on one of its ends. Which one among the following is the correct nature of its state of equilibrium?
(a) Neutral equilibrium
(b) Stable equilibrium(c) Unstable equilibrium
(d) Conditional stable equilibrium
With regard to the magnetic field lines, which one among the following statements is NOT correct?
(a) They are always parallel to each other
(b) They point from south pole to north pole inside bar magnets(c) They can cross each other inside bar magnets
(d) The larger the line density in a region, the larger is the magnetic field in that region
A positively charged particle (alpha-particle) is projected towards west in a horizontal plane. It is deflected towards north in the same plane by a magnetic field. Which one among the following is the direction of the magnetic field?
(a) Towards south
(b) Towards east(c) Vertically downwards
(d) Vertically upwards
Convex side of a plano-convex lens is fully immersed in a liquid, of same refractive index (equal to 8/5) as that of the lens. Which one among the following is correct regarding the image of a point source of light placed in air at 40 cm away from the lens? (Assume the focal length of the plano-convex lens as 20 cm)
(a) Its image will be formed 40 cm behind the lens
(b) Its image will be formed at 25 cm behind the lens(c) No image will be formed because of the same refractive index of the lens and the liquid
(d) Its image will be formed 64 cm behind the lens
Three resistors R₁, R₂ and R₃ (R₁ > R₂ > R₃), are connected to a battery of voltage V such that the circuit generates maximum heat per unit time. Which one among the following is the correct circuit combination for this?
(a) R₁, R₂ and R₃ are connected in series combination
(b) R₁, R₂ and R₃ are connected in parallel combination(c) R₁ and R₃ are connected in parallel and R₂ is connected in series to the combination
(d) R₁ and R₃ are connected in series and R₂ is connected parallel to the combination
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